Daughter served me with restraining order

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There’s a lot of background to this, my children’s father and I are divorced. Have been since 2014. My kids have primarily lived with me full time. When my oldest daughter was 17 ( almost 18) entering her senior year of high school, she decided to live with her dad, because she didn’t like the rules and boundaries I had for my house ( not giving random men from the internet our address, chores, etc). Within a month of her living with her dad, she got pregnant ( October 2022) she hid her pregnancy for 6 months and I found out mid April 2023. Her dad kicked her out saying he wasn’t going to help her. I took her in, got her medical care immediately and was by her side through multiple hospital trip, birth, taking her back and forth daily to the NICU, all while still working and taking care of my younger daughters. She lived with me and I helped her to take care of her babies ( twin girls). In August 2024 we moved closer to her dad since he had moved over an hour away, I also wanted to move to a house for more space. The whole time I gave up my bedroom to my daughter and granddaughters. I was sleeping on the couch. We had gotten into an argument in August when I found out she was talking to not 1, not 2, but TWELVE men. I told her it was unacceptable and her focus needs to be on her babies. She would sleep in until noon, not change the babies diapers, not feed them until lunch time, etc… I was beyond frustrated. I’ve told her multiple times if she doesn’t want the responsibility of being a parent, let me know and I will take the twins.
In November of 2024, we had another argument when she called me one day saying she has a boyfriend. I told her that if she doesn’t have time to be a mother, she doesn’t have time for a boyfriend ( I admit, I said some harsh words out of pure frustration). She had her dad’s girlfriend come get her and the twins and all their stuff and she moved to her dad’s ( who lives 3 miles away). Since then I’ve been able to maintain a relationship with both my daughter and granddaughters. I’ve watched the twins while she completed the CNA program at the local college, I drove her back and forth since she doesn’t drive. My daughter has faded at least 5 different men since moving to her dad’s. She started dating a guy in March of 2025. I met him, we got along, he’s had many dinners at my home, etc… I kinda got weird feelings when he started calling them HIS daughters less than a month in. Within 2 months, he was disciplining them( time outs, spanking, etc) he now is bathing them and putting them to bed alone in a bedroom. A week ago, I texted my daughter that it’s not appropriate. It’s honestly giving red flags. I told her there are also age appropriate disciplines when necessary, but time out for being done eating is not appropriate.
The next day the twins had a Dr appt. We had agreed via text that we’d meet there. I got there and my daughter was visibly shaking and she said she didn’t want confrontation between her boyfriend and myself. I tried sitting down next to him to explain why I said what I said. He immediately got hostile and angry and requested the receptionist call the sheriff to have me removed. I walked outside, leaving my granddaughters screaming for me, as they were reaching for me before I walked outside. Later that evening my daughter texted me what had happened at the appointment. I didn’t respond because I was still upset. On Thursday, my daughter’s boyfriend served me with a restraining order. In the petition, my daughter claims I cause her fear and emotional distress over the previous arguments we’ve had. Her and her boyfriend also stated I tried ripping one of the twins out of her arms at the doctors office, which is a lie, I never touched the twins and my 14 year old was there and witnessed the whole thing. She also claims I’ve been stalking her, as her location was on on find my iPhone, and her sisters had her location on life 360 ( she also had theirs). Over the 4th of July weekend, she went camping with the twins and her boyfriend and she told me they slept all night, I jokingly said “did you drug them lol” as the twins have never slept through the night and it was their first time camping. In her boyfriends declaration, he also claims that my daughter send me text messages about not being alone with the twins anymore ( which she never texted me) as well as several other lies I can prove via text messages.
What are the chances the protection order will be upheld and granted as permanent? I am absolutely devastated because I love those babies so much. My minor daughters say the twins are always calling out for me, which breaks my heart.
Location: Washington state- Lewis county

Comments

  1. Odd-Highway-8304 Avatar

    You should get an attorney ASAP and take space from your daughter now and in the future. This is not something you DIY. If she doesn’t want you around her and the kids, she doesn’t want you around. Sorry it sucks to hear but grandparent rights are not a thing.

  2. Rough_Theme_5289 Avatar

    Get an attorney but also you should make a call to cps if you fear for the children’s safety genuinely . I know it’s tough but I’d give your daughter the space she clearly wants from you outside of that…